We have published two versions of this map, showing how the area changed across the years. Each gives good coverage of Chesterfield,
also extending westward to New Brampton and southward to the Whitehouses area.

This map covers the centre of Chesterfield and extends westward to New Brampton. Chesterfield developed into a major industrial centre in the 19th century, although
until 1892 it was hampered by tight borough boundaries that meant most industrial works were in outlying townships. It was at the heart of the north Derbyshire coal and iron trade, but New Brampton was also a major pottery centre.
Industry is shown here in detail and there are four railways: the Midland main line, the Great Central's Chesterfield Loop, the indepedent Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway, soon to become part of the GCR,
and the Midland's Brampton Branch, serving several industrial premises. Chesterfield today is best known for its 'Crooked Spire' but much of its ancient town centre layout survives,
with many older builders, famously saved from the planners in the 1960s.

A selection of photos taken during the research for this map. Click on the thumbnails for larger images:

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Here is a small extract from the Chesterfield 1898 map:

Each map includes a specially written essay about the area. Here is a short extract from the introduction to the Chesterfield 1898 map:

"The railway saved Chesterfield from becoming a sleepy market town. To demonstrate the town’s importance as a retail centre, a large Market Hall was built for the Chesterfield Market Company by Danes & Sons and this opened in 1857 ‘for the shelter and safeguard of market people’. This Italianate building, with an elaborate tower and a clock presented by the Duke of Devonshire, was dismissed by Pevsner as “the crudest show of High Victorian provincial prosperity” but today, after sympathetic restoration in 2013, it is recognised once again as an important feature of the town. The English Heritage Grade II listing is more kind: “It is a focal point of views from the entrances into the Market Place particularly those from the east and south and terminates the view along the narrow Shambles. The arcaded south side is particularly important from Central Pavement…The scale of the Market Hall echoes that of the rest of the Market Place whilst its size and coherent design provide a dominant note emphasized by the tall central tower”.

Maps in the Godfrey Edition are taken from the 25 inch to the mile map and reduced to about 15 inches to the mile.
For a full list of maps for England, return to the England page.
Alan Godfrey Maps, Prospect Business Park, Leadgate, Consett, Co Durham, DH8 7PW / sales@alangodfreymaps.co.uk / 26 October 2018